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 Bill Status of SB1698  101st General Assembly


Short Description:  PEN CD-BROADCAST MEETINGS

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Don Harmon

House Sponsors
(Rep. Kathleen Willis)

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
40 ILCS 5/1-113.16
30 ILCS 805/8.43 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that any open meeting of the board of trustees of a retirement system or pension fund or any committee established by a retirement system or pension fund must be broadcast to the public and maintained in real-time on the retirement system's or pension fund's website using a high-speed Internet connection. Provides that the broadcast and maintenance requirements for open meetings do not apply to a pension fund established under the Downstate Police Article or the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Code or to the portion of a hearing or meeting of any pension fund or retirement system during which medical information or other privileged information of participants and beneficiaries will be discussed or presented. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective July 1, 2020.

House Committee Amendment No. 2
Deletes reference to:
40 ILCS 5/1-113.16
30 ILCS 805/8.43 new
Adds reference to:
50 ILCS 145/25

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Local Government Officer Compensation Act. Provides that language reducing an elected officer's compensation to zero if he or she is receiving specified pension benefits from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund does not apply to a unit of local government that has adopted an ordinance or resolution effective prior to January 1, 2019 that: (i) reduces the compensation of an official of the unit of local government who is receiving specified pension benefits from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund; and (ii) changes the official's position to part-time. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/15/2019SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
  2/15/2019SenateFirst Reading
  2/15/2019SenateReferred to Assignments
  2/27/2019SenateAssigned to Government Accountability and Ethics
  3/6/2019SenateDo Pass Government Accountability and Ethics; 010-000-000
  3/6/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
  3/6/2019SenateSecond Reading
  3/6/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 7, 2019
  3/28/2019SenateThird Reading - Passed; 048-000-000
  3/28/2019HouseArrived in House
  3/29/2019HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
  3/29/2019HouseFirst Reading
  3/29/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  4/9/2019HouseAssigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee
  4/10/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Martwick
  4/10/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  4/30/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Personnel & Pensions Committee
  5/10/2019HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  5/10/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  10/21/2019HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kathleen Willis
  10/21/2019HouseAssigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee
  10/21/2019HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 27, 2019
  10/25/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kathleen Willis
  10/25/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
  10/28/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Personnel & Pensions Committee
  10/28/2019HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 007-002-000
  10/28/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Personnel & Pensions Committee; by Voice Vote
  10/28/2019HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  10/28/2019HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  10/28/2019HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  10/29/2019HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  10/29/2019House3/5 Vote Required
  10/29/2019HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 083-029-001
  10/30/2019SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
  10/30/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - November 12, 2019
  12/15/2019SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
  12/1/2020SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
  1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die

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